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Reading Hieroglyphs

Small Relief from the Reign of Nectanbo

This is a small relief with beautifully π“„€ carved hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ that dates to the reign of the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 Nectanbo 𓇳𓆣𓂓 in Dynasty 30.

Let’s read some hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ!

π“†₯ – β€œKing of Upper and Lower Egypt”

π“ŽŸπ“‡Ώπ“‡Ώ – β€œLord of the Two Lands”

(𓇳𓆣𓂓) – Kheperkare (β€œThe manifestation of the soul is Re”)

𓅭𓇳 – β€œSon of Ra”

π“ŽŸπ“ˆπ“₯ – β€œLord of Appearances”

(π“ˆ–π“π“π“‚‘π“ƒ­π“†‘) – (Nakt Nebef β€œThe Strong One of His Lord”)

π“„‘π“‚§π“π“Š– – β€œEdfu” or β€œBehdet” (Egyptian city in Upper Egypt. Horus of the Winged Disc or β€œBehdetite” was the chief god of the city)

π“ŽŸπ“Šͺ𓏏𓇯 – β€œLord of the Sky”

Here it is all out together:

π“†₯π“ŽŸπ“‡Ώπ“‡Ώ(𓇳𓆣𓂓)π“…­π“‡³π“ŽŸπ“ˆπ“₯(π“ˆ–π“π“π“‚‘π“ƒ­π“†‘) π“„‘π“‚§π“π“Š–π“ŽŸπ“Šͺ𓏏𓇯